Tech Lead (SDE 3) - MERN Stack

This role is with one of our portfolio companies

About The Role -

• Lead the design and development of complex, scalable, and high-performance web applications using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js)
• Drive architectural decisions and establish engineering best practices for performance, maintainability, and security
• Own end-to-end delivery of critical projects—from planning and technical design to deployment and monitoring
• Champion observability and monitoring practices using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, or Datadog to ensure system reliability and proactively address bottlenecks
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (Product, UX, QA, and DevOps) to deliver seamless, user-focused features
• Guide and mentor SDE1s and SDE2s, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning
• Define and track key engineering metrics (e.g., system uptime, latency, code quality) to drive improvements across services
• Maintain technical documentation and architectural diagrams for knowledge sharing and team onboarding
• Identify and address technical debt, scalability challenges, and opportunities for cost optimization in cloud environments
• Advocate for secure coding practices and ensure applications adhere to OWASP standards and data protection policies
  

Requirements

• 5-8 years of experience in full stack web development, with proven expertise in the MERN stack
• Proficient in JavaScript and TypeScript; strong hands-on experience with React.js, Node.js, and building RESTful APIs
• Deep understanding of microservices architectures, event-driven systems, and distributed computing principles
• Proven ability to design and scale systems handling high traffic, ensuring fault tolerance and high availability
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Strong knowledge of observability, monitoring, and alerting systems to maintain production-grade applications
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and performance optimization techniques.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and system design skills
• Track record of mentoring engineers and leading technical discussions in Agile teams
• Bonus: Open-source contributions, technical blog posts, or participating in engineering meetups/conferences
• Bonus: Experience optimizing cloud infrastructure costs and implementing robust security practices